LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3522, 8 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A recent, London cable ‘to the Sydney Sun stated .t,ha‘t_ia, Sheffield bricklayer on piece work laid 2000 bricks a day and .avel“aged _£l4 :1 week during six weeks. F '

In the eolirse of his remarks at the Trades Hall (Wellington) on _Saturday evening, Professor Marsden, touching on eleetl'ica.l.supply, sliid that even with 12,000 11.1). from Mangalulo and 8000 11.1). from the Hutt, thex'e_\vould only be 1-5 11.1). per person provided for Wellington. As an ordinary threebulk radiator consumed power at. the rzgte of ]. h.p._. there appeal-ed little hope of power being available for extensive vdomest-ic heating.

An A.usctl:a.lian aboriginzxl native who was before the Napier Court the other morning was born in. 1879. He was convicted in Wellington in 19025 for using obscene langua-g.e. Since then he has been convicted tivonty times, of offences ‘ranging in seriousnezss from drunkenness to theft. He is now 41 years old, am] has spent nr.-arly 17 years in guols, his lollgost sentence being two years and eight ,Ve'.u'.~:’ re;f’urn_mtivo detention

‘The Maoris had an effective. W11)’ of sending their enemies ‘into the interior’ in such a manner that would certainly keep Hll3l‘-.1 from rising u? again for a very Irmg t.ilne_,” rolntu-1(-ed. General Birdwood at: the Auckland Town Hall on 'l‘uesday evening, ami-:1 great laughter. He was afmid, however. mat with such large numbm'S of the enemy as there were in this last war. there was no chance at‘ I}-

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()1: 'l‘xws<lu_\'. in the Wollingim-1 .\[:l;_>; islratu‘.- (7mu't, in the course uf’ his

at-ass-Aux:'lmiuzxti(fil of :1 mun who \\':l.< t:l1:z1'g0(i uirh lozlving a Eu.-I‘.~‘e 3.1;‘! vurt 11n:1fI"cmJ«-.d in the st'l'(_-165 for an lul{;;.—' er period than five Inilmt:7e.~‘. Hw duf'on<l:ml rlonivil the r-,h:ll'gc=, :ul<’| .\':1id:~«~ “You see, another man, w}m is em‘ plo_\_'r-d by mr-. was in ch:n'g‘e of HM‘ horse zunl <-sl.l-12." “’l‘hcll why did you nut. }>ring' him uflmlg‘ to the r-Ourt to(lzry 1o giwe his evidence?” asked the .»'m';ro:lnt’. "‘.Hm\' Could I?” cunio the quick rvsp(n.lso: "‘ho’g,~ in gaoll”

.\t the l.4_Vfi‘(';'lloll M:lg,'islx'zlte‘.< (‘ourr on 'l.‘m:s(lzl)', b{=fol'e two Lil‘=*““:("<‘-“ M the po:l<:<_-. George Coombes.’ :-'l‘Coll<l stmvnrd one the ()i.2ll‘ama, now in port, was charged with receiving -*l‘—’l“" goods on June 30 at Wellington. The goods consisted of a, la.dy’s Wooll€ll j(%l'St‘3’ coat, valued at £5, the PTO?‘ <3l‘ty of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The Bench remarked that while it was customary to deal leniently with first-offenders, the Present offence would have to be met with it severe penalty. ‘The accused W 35 fined £l3, in default two months’ Imprisonment. '

Big bargains in Trimmed and Ready-to-Wear Millinery at the Big

Wint.er Sale, Friday next, July 2nd. Couinson &; Gifford, Ltd.

“\Vhat class of I'.o-2171 would you sugggestfi” a, witness was asked at the sitting of the4Roadiilg Commission at Hamilton. “I am out of touch with modern_roads and would leave that to the engineers as’ ‘I have been living in the mud for 15 years,” repHe"d the Witness amid laughter.

Mr Walter Swinburne, an elderly gentleman‘ well-known ip, Taihape, was found dead in BE bed yesterday morning. Not having been seen seen about the last thre or four days, inquiry disélosed that he had died as above stated. An inquest is to be held, and possibly 3. pbstmortem examination will be made.

Members of the House, as has. already been stated, think the proposed increase of £IOO in their salaries is insufficient. They think the increase should be £2OO per annum, bringing the total up To £SOO a year. Members are decidedly agaillst.the Government’s proposal to exe'mpt salaries from income tax, and as already indicated this proposal will probably be dropped '

‘At this week’s Aucfiland hide sales there was practically very little bidding, the majority of lots fbeing passed in at prices from a penny to twopence below last week's ruling 1-ates. Following the sales, however, there was fairly satisfactory business at :1 little lower than last weekls prices 101‘ light hides, and about par for stout hides. Damaged and inferior hides are almost impossible to sell.

“This country is not going to tolerate three parties any longel',’.’.¥said Mr J. P. Luke (Wellington North) on Tuesday afternoon. “This may riot be the opinion of the Prime Minister or »;the Leader of the Opposition, but the country has quite made up its mind to it. Next election there are going to ‘be two parties, a National 'Party to fight. the =Labour Party.” (Hear. hear, from Laboiir benches).

At 3. meeting of the King Country Rugby Union, heid on Saturday evening last, it was decided not to let the matter of fofTning a new Union drop. The Taihape Union wrote enclosing a report of the conf:'erence regarding the setting—up of :1 Main 'Drl_lnk Union. It ‘stated that the New Zealand Rugby Union would not allow Rangitikei and T:liha.pe to break away from Wanganui. The chirman moved that the seeretary write to. the Ruapehu,')laniapoto, and Ollul‘:fbodieS, with :1 ‘view to getting their opinion on the Iffatter of forming :1 Union up this end.

“lf 11. man has no education he is always a good Worker. The more education you give him the less work he wants to C 10,” snicl Mr C. J. I-lawken, at the Hawefii County Council ’s meeting on Saturday, when an application on behalf of the Workers’ Eduoational Association for financial assistance ‘W755 umler c.ons'ideration. The chairman: “Really the man with education should be able to do more than ,the man without it, because he has his knowledge to assist him.” Mr Hawken: “Yes, but. he loses his muscle. The more educ-ution thelcss muscle. In my" exporienve of fivorkors brailis and muscles don ’t go together. ”

H‘ithvel'-‘co the Officer of the Pel'm:Tfl- - Force has been able to secure his boots at :1, price solllewllz~.t below the 111'ese11f ruling price. A general headquarters instl'llction has been issued, however, illlllolllle'lng that owing to 1111 increase 'haVillg been granted to the Defence Dep:lrtlllellf.-ls eonh'aetol's for the Inalmf:letlll'e of (;ffi(‘.ol'S7 "tan boots, it is new 11ee.es.s:1r_V to illere:lse the selling pl-ice frmn £1 17/2 to £2 11/5 per pair. One 111111’ per 11111111111 may, h<lw‘evel'. he bought by the officers of the Pel'lnzlllell’r Forces and :1‘(1‘:1el1111ents thel'eto at £2 ($/sl, which is the actual cost pl'ice. {o the l)ep:ll'fmen‘r without :11lditi011 of zllllllillist‘l'nt'i\'e charges.

We are so _l'umi]i:u- 'with everybody from HlO I’rilnu ‘.\l'ini.<t'ol' dnwlm-’al‘dS t:xlki.n-g‘ .I’rool_\' and I"ul]_\' on (‘\‘cl‘y topic thuf <:rop.s' up that we c.nlm‘l'l2ils don ’t nlw:l_\,'s realise that this is quite an :\nHpode:m pemli:ll'ity. In the Old C7oulll’ry bbfol'o the war :1 I\z[inistcr of the Crown would as soon ‘have tzhdugh-t" 01’ ‘being int('l‘Vim\'(-:1 :1.~"lw Wofild of \.\':llk“§ng' Jmvn \‘.’llih‘h:xH in his pyjanms. The ur_.Q'en(: necessity of getting at tho our of the gl'(‘:‘l{‘ “8.P." quickly and mwqnl\'m:ul]_v dlll‘ill§‘f"cor‘t‘aill trying periods of the Wlll‘ broke down Hfis wol]—ostablAished custom which is st.rongul‘ Hmn law in England), but it is bmlnd to have full s‘ \-.':Ly ag'zlin now wr: nt-9 ;;'nH'lll;:' ‘.m(:k ‘rm nc;r:n::l. Gener:ll I3ird\vuud st(‘n(m_\' H:."'llr.<F‘i_< to be illl.m'vim\'vd by nvxvspapw men. In his

(.‘.'lSl‘ ho 11:19. of v(n1)‘:~:e, HlO added reaPol} that it is 1n'11I(~‘:n'd of for anyone in “tho .-ervim-" to talk in print, Olsp(‘Ci.'lHy about xnznltmrw umlnocted with his r*:llling. This fauiliiy of ours in facing HlO nnfobonk and pencil is one of the few colonial customs that the Gonoml—a professed :Ldmircr of colo-ni:ll.<—dc-es not’ soonl fo relish.

Special Display of Millinery and Coats at reduced prices. The Big Value House, Collinson and Giiford. Ltd.

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